2 days in Champagne – Private tour from Paris
Moêt & Chandon – Veuve Cliquot – DomP – Ruinart – Taittinger – Mumm …
Duration
2 days
Private
Tailor-made tour
Departure
Pick up and drop off at your hotel in Paris
Tastings
Min. 10
Language
English
Transport
Car or Minivan
From 770 €/person
Géraldine and Tim, our bilingual guides.
Both have lived in New York for 12 years. Géraldine has been conducting wine tasting and wine trips for the past 15 years. Tim has been working with her full time for the past year. They are both knowledgable and friendly and will guide and assist you during the whole trip.
Both are certified WSET 3, CWS, DTO Institute of Oenology – Burgundy
ITINERARY – 2 days in Champagne – Private tour from Paris
DAY 1: Paris - Reims - Montagne de Reims
- 7:30/ 8 am: pick up in a private vehicle at your Paris hotel
- 10 am arrival in Reims
- Visit Taittinger, one of the few remaining family owned and operated Champagne houses. Tour the impressive cellars; parts of which occupy 4th-century Roman stone quarries; other bits were excavated by 13th century Benedictine monks.
Pommery, Mumm, Veuve Cliquot, Lanson are other options in lieu of Taittinger. The price includes a traditional group visit with 1 glass of champagne. - Explore the Cathedral of Reims, the traditional coronation site of the kings of France and one of the greatest monuments of Gothic art and architecture.
- Take a scenic drive through la Montagne de Reims to the small little village of Sillery where you have lunch.
- Scenic drive through the vineyards and the traditional villages of Verzenay and Verzy. Admire the lighthouse that overlooks the vineyards
- Visit and tasting at a family-run estate such as champagne Sabine Godmé (or equivalent). Sabine Godmé is located in the village of Verzy. The family has passionately grown vines for generations. Sabine will take you through a day in the life of a small grower in Champagne. The visit will be followed by a tasting of 3 to 4 different champagnes.
- Scenic drive through the mountain of Reims to reach the charming village of Hautvillers.
- 6/7 pm: Drop off at your hotel in Epernay. Au jeu de Paume is an exquisite luxuous guest house in a quiet area, close to downtown Epernay. They will welcome you with a glass of champagne!
ITINERARY 2 : Paris - Epernay - Côte des Blancs
- 9 am: Pick up at your hotel
- Walk along the Avenue de Champagne known as the “Champs-Elysées” of Champagne and admire the most prestigious Champagne Houses
- Visit of the Champagne House, Moet&Chandon (or equivalent). Visiting Moet is impressive, not only because it is the largest champagne house in the world but also because they own the biggest chalk cellars with 28km labyrinth of caves. It is really worth the visit! The price includes a traditional group visit with 1 glass of champagne.
- Enjoy the scenic road through the Champagne vineyards from village to village (Ay, Cramant, Avize…)
- Lunch in the small village of Damery, at the Bateau Lavoir, a typical champagne restaurant in the countryside, by the river Marne
- Arrive in a charming and authentic family-run estate, Château de Boursault. Feel the intimacy of a private chateau run by a passionate family for generations. Start the visit in the vineyards, in front of the Renaissance chateau, tour around the traditional vat room and cellar before tasting the family champagnes on the terrasse overlooking the vineyards.
- Return to Paris around 7pm depending on traffic, drop off at your hotel. Due to heavy traffic arriving in Paris, the return from Champagne can take up to 2.5 hours. Optional: return by train direct from Epernay to Paris in an hour and fifteen minutes (average price: 40€/pers)
Options
Please check those options not included in the regular price and let us know
- Extra tasting :30€/pers for 3 to 4 different tastings at a 3rd top-notch Champagne House
Ruinart Tour: 60€/extra/pers. This is a small group visit of the outstanding cellars, followed by a tasting of Ruinart Blanc de Blancs and Ruinart Rosé with a sommelier - Moêt & Chandon Grand Vintage: 50 €/extra/pers. Visit the historical cellars followed by an initiation to the world of Grand Vintage: Moêt Impérial + white Grand Vintage
- Veuve Cliquot “only one quality, the finest” tour: 45€/extra/pers. Visit yhe historic, Unesco World Heritage-listed cellars. Taste 4 different cuvés from the classic yellow labels to the vintages 2015 white and rosé.
- Dom Perignon Tour: 350€/pers. Tour the cellars with a private guide and enjoy a Dom P vintage and Plenitude 2 tastings with your own sommelier. Group of 4
- Bollinger :110€ /pers. Bollinger isn’t open to public on a regular basis but you can get lucky! Tour of the cellars in the village of Ay followed by a tasting of 3 cuvées of Bollinger.
Billecart-Salmon Tour: 70€/pers. Over 7 generations, each member of the family has endeavoured to continue the family tradition, staying faithful to the same motto: “Give priority to quality, strive for excellence”. - Return by train. Due to heavy traffic arriving in Paris, the return from Champagne can take up to 2.5 hours. Optional: return by train direct Reims – Paris in 45mn (average price: 40€/pers)
Price
* Price depends on the number of participants in your group (private tour only)
- 2 participants: 995 €/pers
- 3 to 4 participants: 910 €/pers
- 5 to 6 people: 770 €/pers
Included
- Transportation by car or minibus (please note that unless otherwise arranged , transport will be in passenger cars with limited trunk space)
- Free pick up and drop off at your hotel
- Visits and tastings to all wineries
- 1 night in a luxuous guest house (Breakfast included)
- You guide is a bilingual professional and champagne expert
Excluded
- All meals
- Personal expenses
Payment
30% deposit at the time of reservation. The remainder is due 2 weeks before.
Paypal, Visa or Mastercard accepted
Cancellation Policy
There will be a 30% fee incurred, if a confirmed tour is cancelled more than 15 days before. 50% between 14 and 4 days before the tour date. For cancellations made within 3 days, no refund will be provided.
Testimonials
Day Trip to Champagne
Tammy and Ronald Richards – November 19, 2019
Fabulous trip to Champagne!
We just spent a wonderful day with Geraldine touring the Champagne region. Geraldine’s service is above and beyond 5 stars, I contacted her several months prior to our holiday as i was trying to arrange something special for my wife’s 40th birthday. Despite many champagne houses being closed during winter Geraldine still managed to put together a bunch of different options for me to chose from. It was great communication from the outset.
The day was fantastic, picked up directly from our apartment we had a lovely chat on the drive out there learning a lot about the region, champagne method as well as just daily life in Paris. The champagne houses were great, Geraldine even looked after our 7 and 4 year old so we my wife and i could do some tastings without distraction. Lunch in a cute french village was another highlight.
All in all this was a great tour, i would highly recommend contacting Geraldine to arrange your bespoke champagne day trip.
Bradley – Adelaide – June 2018